Climate risk in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Basque Country, Spain · 224.6K people in the urban area
What threatens Vitoria-Gasteiz most
- Water stress
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- Medium-High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Spain
Vitoria-Gasteiz's hottest day of 2025 reached 39.1°C.
Madrid: 39.2°C.
Vitoria-Gasteiz's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Vitoria-Gasteiz is projected to have the climate that Pamplona (Spain) has today.
+1.3°C
Mean temperature over the year
+2.3°C
Highest in the warmest month
+0.8°C
Lowest in the coldest month
-7%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Vitoria-Gasteiz would have the climate that Pamplona (Spain) has today.
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How close the match is: 0.2 σ to the climate of Pamplona today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Hazards at Vitoria-Gasteiz
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Among large cities | In Spain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 5 days | Among large cities: above 51% | In Spain: 10 of 24 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 0 days | ||
| Hottest day of 2025 | 39.1°C | Among large cities: above 71% | In Spain: 8 of 24 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.6°C | Among large cities: above 23% | In Spain: 16 of 24 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 1 day | Among large cities: above 7% | In Spain: 19 of 24 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | High (40-80%) | Among large cities: above 56% | In Spain: 11 of 24 |
| Drought risk | Medium-High | Among large cities: above 13% | In Spain: 13 of 22 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.65 m/s² | Among large cities: above 53% | In Spain: 15 of 24 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Vitoria-Gasteiz on the live map
See the hot days around Vitoria-Gasteiz on the live map
5 days © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Vitoria-Gasteiz
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- Donostia / San Sebastian · Spain
- Pamplona · Spain
- Santander · Spain
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Criora. (2026). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: climate risk profile [Data set]. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://criora.com/atlas/ESP/vitoria-gasteiz BibTeX
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title = {Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: climate risk profile},
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urldate = {2026-11-02}
} Each reading stays under its source's terms; the sources are named on this page.
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